Cir. 22.09Dear Brother Priests, Deacons/ Subdeacons, Consecrated Men and Women, Lay Faithful,
In order to provide a foundational knowledge of Natural Family Planning (NFP) for our couples, we want to promote this healthy and faithful practice any way possible. In fact, our Eparchial Statutes (no. 71) lists NFP as one of four requirements for marriage preparation. This requirement can be fulfilled in one of the three following ways:
- Couples can attend an on-line session on Natural Family Planning with Father Peter and Marise Frangie and place the certificate in their file. To initiate this, the Pastor need only to send an email, like the one drafted below, to the couple and cc Marise Frangie at sanctityoflife@live.com. Marise will reach out to the couple and schedule an online meeting with them and give them a certificate afterwards for the file.
Dear Engaged Couple:
Our marriage preparation program in the Eparchy requires you to learn the basics about Natural Family Planning. To do that you need to sign up for one online session with Father Peter and his wife Marise Frangie. They will walk you through an overview and the science behind different morally acceptable methods to help you plan you family. Marise is copied on this email to get in touch with you.
Another way to fulfil this important requirement is to ask engaged couples to attend a Marriage Preparation program in the Latin Diocese, which offers Natural Family Planning, and to request the certificate for their file.
A third way is to ask the couple to view some good videos related to Natural Family Planning. For a selection, please click here. These videos, viewed with some input from a person of their choice trained in NFP, can also be a good way to fulfil this requirement.
Thank you for promoting this important practice for the couples entrusted to your care.
+ Gregory